Mathematicians and conspiracy theorists have this much in common: we’re suspicious of coincidences – especially convenient ones. There are no accidents. Things happen for a reason.
– from The Joy of X book by Steven Strogatz
Children need to celebrate. Nothing makes …
Children need to celebrate. Nothing makes them happier than some cake, some candles, and a little applause.
– from The Housekeeper and the Professor book by Yoko Ogawa
The problems we face today eventually …
The problems we face today eventually turn into blessings in the rearview mirror of life. In time, yesterday’s red light leads us to a greenlight. All destruction eventually leads to construction, all death eventually leads to birth, all pain eventually leads to pleasure. In this life or the next, what goes down will come up.
– from Greenlights book by Matthew McConaughey
The reason so many people fail …
The reason so many people fail to achieve success is because they fail to fail enough times.
– from Rich Dad’s CASHFLOW Quadrant book by Robert Kiyosaki
The power of a man is …
The power of a man is like a bull’s charge, while the power of a woman moves aslant, like a serpent seeking its prey. Know the particular properties of your power. Unless you use it correctly, it won’t get you what you want.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
When you are happy, everywhere is …
When you are happy, everywhere is a happy place. And when you are sad, everywhere is a sad place.
– from The Wedding People book by Alison Espach
Eternal truths are ultimately invisible, and …
Eternal truths are ultimately invisible, and you won’t find them in material things or natural phenomena, or even in human emotions. Mathematics, however, can illuminate them, can give them expression – in fact, nothing can prevent it from doing so.
– from The Housekeeper and the Professor book by Yoko Ogawa
Prison is like a criminal training …
Prison is like a criminal training course. Forget about reform when you go in, just don’t get mixed up with the other prisoners. And learn how to protect yourself a little.
– from The Dark Forest book by Cixin Liu
Keep striving and you’ll become somebody …
Keep striving and you’ll become somebody. Quit, and you’ll also become somebody, but not the same person.
– from Rich Dad’s CASHFLOW Quadrant book by Robert Kiyosaki
Other people can talk about how …
Other people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more lasting value.
– from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance book by Robert Pirsig